July Fourth Pageant At Hawkeye Downs Featured Drum Corps
Cedar Rapids drum corps join a pageant at Hawkeye Downs during the all day Fourth of July celebration. Moose Cavalier, V F W Musketeers, and Y M C A boys corps perform. The program includes a patriotic song and a Battle of Midway fireworks finale. Admission is 50 cents adults 25 cents children.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Moose Cavalier
V. F. W. Musketeers
Jerome Reith
Joe Weaver
Theatle-Duffield Fireworks Company
Chicago
American Pacific
New Car Registrations in Linn for June Decline
Linn county figures show only 15 new passenger cars registered in June while no new trucks were recorded. The 1941 June total hit 365 car registrations with a peak truck total of 57 in 1937, and year to date trends show a steady drop in car sales with minor April-May upticks.
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Linn
Linn County
Smashing Allied Offensive Predicted By Lexington Chief
Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman, returning to his boyhood home in Port Huron, says an Allied offensive in the not too distant future will rock the enemy back on their heels. He cites naval defeats of Japan and a balance shift in the Pacific after the Coral Sea victory. He believes the American race is not becoming decadent.
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Port Huron
Mich
Lexington
Frederick C. Sherman
Pacific
Coral Sea
Meaney Confirmed For Federal Bench
The Senate confirmed Thomas F. Meaney to the New Jersey federal district court by a 39 to 20 vote. Governor Charles Edison had opposed the nomination and Senator Norris played a prominent role on the floor amid sustained criticism of the choice.
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Washington
Thomas F. Meaney
New Jersey
Federal District Court
Senate
Roosevelt
Charles Edison
Meaney
Norris
Nebraska
Meaney Called Pawn of Mayor Hague in Jersey City Politics
The record describes Meaney as a pawn of Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and cites confirmation votes by Senator Gillette of Iowa and opposition from Senator Herring of Iowa.
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Meaney
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Gillette
Iowa
Herring
The Poet Edgar A Guest On Fishing For Peace
Edgar A Guest writes about fishing as a respite from war’s guns and fear. He suggests brief hours away from city noise offer renewal through quiet, prayer, and a restored sense of hope for servicemen and their families.
Chocolate Candy Bar May Become Casualty of War
New York AP reports chocolate bars may be scarce as World War II disrupts cocoa imports. Officials warn supplies could tighten early in 1943 and production may halt by Easter without increased imports. Limited cocoa from Africa and the Americas strains factories and stockpiles.
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New York
Association of Manufacturers of Confectionery and Chocolate
South America
Mexico
West Indies
Harrison Principal Joins National Ed Assn Executive Committee
Miss Marjorie Walters principal of Harrison school was elected to the executive committee of the NEA department of elementary school principals for a four year term at the 80th NEA convention in Denver. Walters has led Harrison since 1921 and taught earlier in Polk and Jackson schools. She is a charter Delta Kappa Gamma Iowa member and vice president of the National Elementary Principals Association. The Cedar Rapids leader could not attend the convention.
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Marjorie Walters
Harrison School
National Education Association
Department of
NEA
Denver
Walters
Polk
Jackson
Iowa
Delta Kappa Gamma
Honorary Society For Women
National Elementary Principals Association
Cedar Rapids
Doan's Pills Say Relieve Kidney Backache Fast
Breiny nan. A catchy ad notes that many suffer from tired kidneys causing backache and recommends Doan's Pills. It claims kidneys remove waste and pollution, promotes 3 pints daily urine, and promises relief after use.
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Nature
Doan
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